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Jordanian Americans

About 99,842 US residents are of Jordanian ancestry, 0.0% of the population · up 12.8% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Jordanian populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Jordanian share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$84,804
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
56.5%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
17.0%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
45.4%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
31.2
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$441,000
US overall: $376,019

From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.

BY STATE · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Where Jordanian Americans earn the most

Colorado$128,54877.3%2.8%87.1%848
California$86,68548.3%14.4%43.7%16,088
Kentucky$83,31654.2%15.9%50.8%904
Massachusetts$82,05472.4%15.2%38.3%1,179
Maryland$73,30464.9%9.3%35.3%772
Florida$73,21837.0%19.4%47.1%4,739
Virginia$71,94451.7%19.3%56.0%4,158
New York$71,82447.1%13.6%45.4%6,577
Minnesota$70,27839.4%5.8%34.4%893
Illinois$70,09546.9%32.3%47.1%10,952
Wisconsin$68,00055.0%26.4%11.7%746
Texas$63,89556.1%13.7%37.5%11,423
North Carolina$62,35537.5%7.0%55.6%2,275
New Jersey$61,30740.2%27.0%36.1%4,732
Michigan$61,14745.7%25.4%68.0%6,165
Washington$58,75060.9%5.1%36.9%2,167
Ohio$50,15656.5%33.8%49.8%4,806
Louisiana$42,55138.0%54.7%33.3%1,657
Arizona$39,89950.5%11.9%50.8%1,568
Kansas46.1%12.6%68.5%763
Pennsylvania63.2%35.8%12.0%1,710
Indiana61.0%22.4%41.5%1,842

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.

BY METRO AREA · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Jordanian Americans across metro areas

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$104,37558.6%11.7%54.1%804
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$98,60349.8%12.4%38.4%6,068
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$96,37848.5%6.6%41.1%2,254
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$88,36333.3%15.9%40.8%1,467
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$76,47744.8%20.5%75.9%4,633
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$71,67648.5%29.4%48.5%10,578
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$71,47256.6%20.4%39.6%3,863
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$71,46047.4%20.2%37.7%9,232
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$71,12587.2%11.0%28.7%801
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$66,56353.6%18.0%50.1%4,281
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$65,93843.0%27.0%72.3%976
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$64,11539.7%17.3%59.8%2,378
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$62,53350.2%14.1%41.5%4,934
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$60,55253.2%26.6%59.9%1,602
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$51,49134.0%15.8%41.3%1,923
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$51,40055.9%6.2%57.8%1,286
Columbus, OH$36,09458.6%31.9%33.4%1,468
Cleveland-Elyria, OH37.3%51.2%58.3%869
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA69.6%8.0%17.4%1,382

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.

BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Jordanian Americans across cities

Los Angeles$116,59135.4%17.2%40.0%1,000
Chicago$99,77361.6%27.4%41.7%2,374
New York$71,68546.3%20.5%30.0%2,168
Houston$70,58376.1%18.1%16.9%1,579
Yonkers$58,79938.9%15.1%41.2%1,176
Dearborn57.1%29.5%78.3%1,064

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

How many people of Jordanian ancestry live in the United States?

About 99,842 US residents are of Jordanian ancestry, roughly 0.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Jordanian population?

Columbus, OH has the largest Jordanian population of any US city, with about 2,232 residents of Jordanian ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Jordanian ancestry?

California leads all states with about 16,532 residents of Jordanian ancestry.

What is the median household income of Jordanian Americans?

Jordanian Americans have a median household income of about $84,804, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024

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